The Parksville and Qualicum Beach fire departments are now recruiting for 2020 and residents considering applying are welcome to attend a regular practice night in their area. This is an opportunity to see firsthand what is involved in training to be a volunteer on-call firefighter - to observe a practice, ask questions and speak with officers and members.
Open practice/training nights are scheduled on two evenings from 7-9 pm, please arrive at the firehall by 6.45 pm and stay as long as you
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The Parksville and Qualicum Beach fire departments are now recruiting for 2020, looking for positive, energetic and community minded women and men to join their team of volunteer paid on-call firefighters. The two departments have joined efforts to conduct a more regional recruitment for firefighters for 2020. New recruit classes begin this spring and applications are now being accepted by Parksville and Qualicum Beach fire departments.
Volunteer paid on-call firefighters are people who care
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The City of Parksville and the Town of Qualicum Beach are pleased to announce their intention to conduct a comprehensive fire services review which will focus on the feasibility of creating a fire commission for the joint management and operations of the Qualicum Beach and Parksville fire rescue departments. This review will provide recommendations for the optimal governance structure for an Oceanside Protective Services Commission, including a terms of reference for the Commission as well as ap
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The 2019 Parksville Volunteer Fire Department food and toy drive was a tremendous success thanks to the generous residents in the Parksville Fire Protection Area. Over this past weekend, department volunteer members with help from their families and friends, collected 29,500 pounds of food and $34,073.57 in cash. The single largest donation was organized by the Craig Bay Resident Association with $20,559 in cash donations and 2,300 pounds of food.
Parksville Fire has been conducting the fo
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The Parksville Volunteer Fire Department recently received $500 in support from the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) to increase awareness of the lifesaving benefits of home fire sprinklers.
As part of Parksville Fire’s public education efforts, the live demonstration was conducted on October 6 at the department’s fire prevention week open house. The demo featured two similarly furnished rooms; one protected with fire sprinklers and one without. People who attended the demonstration were
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